About Kerry Katona
Kerry Jayne Elizabeth Katona (born 6 September 1980) is an English media personality and former singer. She was an original member of the pop girl group Atomic Kitten between 1998 and 2001, leaving as the group's success peaked. Katona won the third series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here in 2004, and subsequently went on to appear on various other reality television shows. Katona's personal life and subsequent drug addiction became the subject of the British tabloid press and she began starring in several MTV UK reality series documenting her life, including Kerry Katona: Crazy in Love (2008), Kerry Katona: Whole Again (2008), Kerry Katona: What's The Problem? (2009) and Kerry Katona: Coming Clean (2010). She was a contestant on the sixth series of Dancing on Ice and the eighth series of Celebrity Big Brother in 2011, as well as starring in an ITV2 reality series Kerry Katona: The Next Chapter. She appeared on The Big Reunion in 2013 which saw her reunite with Atomic Kitten for the next four years. After leaving the group again, she went on to win the reality competitions Celebs on the Farm and Celebrity Ghost Trip in 2021, as well as appearing on Celebs Go Dating twice in 2019 and 2025, respectively. In 1998, Katona auditioned for a new girl group created by OMD frontman Andy McCluskey and was chosen, along with Liz McClarnon and Heidi Range – replaced by Natasha Hamilton in 1999. The group became Atomic Kitten and their debut single, "Right Now", was released on 29 November 1999, reaching number 10 in the UK. Atomic Kitten's record label, Innocent Records, was considering dropping them because of their limited success, but were persuaded to allow the group to release "Whole Again" on 29 January 2001. With Frost, "Whole Again" reached number one in 18 other countries, and the group had four number one singles in the UK, two number one albums and estimated sales of 10 million records. Katona has appeared on various reality television shows, including I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here (2004), Celebrity Big Brother (2011), Dancing on Ice (2011), and Celebs on the Farm (2021), as well as her own documentary series about her life on MTV UK.
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